Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025

Palo Alto County, IA

A 46.9°F / 31.4" normal · 2025 ran +1.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2.9°F (45.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 78% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.9°F
annual mean · 31.4" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.3°F
48.2°F · 30.7" (98% of normal)

Warmest Year

50.7°F
2012 · coldest 41.8°F (1951)

Wettest Year

47.7in
2018 · driest 16.6" (1958)

Hottest Day

102.0°F
May 15 · 2013

Coldest Day

-29.8°F
Jan 21 · 1970

Biggest Rain Day

4.47in
Jun 17 · 2014

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

17°
J
21°
F
34°
M
47°
A
59°
M
70°
J
73°
J
70°
A
64°
S
50°
O
36°
N
22°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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